USB to Parallel cable allows your PC to print to any parallel printer device connected thru the USB port. Just plug the USB connector of the cable into the USB port ofyour PC and the other end into the Centronics connector of the parallel printer. USB interface provides up to 1Mbps data throughput, so printing is much faster compared to connection via parallel port. The USB-Parallel cable also provides true plug-n-play and hot-plug capability, simply plug in the cable under the Windows operating system and the cable will be detected.